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Pandemics Depress the Economy, Public Health Interventions Do Not : Evidence from the 1918 Flu
Correia, Sergio - 2020
Do non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) aimed at reducing mortality during a pandemic necessarily have adverse economic effects? We use variation in the timing and intensity of NPIs across U.S. cities during the 1918 Flu Pandemic to examine their economic impact. While the pandemic itself was...
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Role of professionalism in response to the COVID-19 pandemic : does a public health or medical background help?
Li, Xun; Lai, Weizheng; Wan, Qianqian; Chen, Xi - 2021
In response to the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), there have been substantial variations in policy …
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Role of professionalism in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: does a public health or medical background help?
Li, Xun; Lai, Weizheng; Wan, Qianqian; Chen, Xi - 2021
In response to the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), there have been substantial variations in policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012612858
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Optimal travel restrictions in epidemics
Shi, Wei; Qiu, Yun; Yu, Pei; Chen, Xi - 2022
Travel restrictions are often imposed to limit the spread of infectious diseases. As uniform restrictions can be inefficient and incur unnecessarily high costs, this paper examines the optimal design of restrictions that target specific travel routes. We propose a model with trade-offs between...
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Globalization and outbreak of COVID-19 : an empirical analysis
Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Feizi, Mehdi; Fereidouni, … - 2020
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between globalization, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19 … cannot explain cross-country differences in COVID-19 confirmed deaths. The fatalities of coronavirus are mostly explained by …
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Spreading the disease : protest in times of pandemics
Lange, Martin; Monscheuer, Ole - 2021
This study analyzes the impact of COVID-19 deniers on the spread of COVID-19 in Germany. In a first step, we establish a link between regional proxies of COVID-19 deniers and infection rates. We then estimate the causal impact of large anti-lockdown protests on the spread of COVID-19 using an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012430924
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Globalization and outbreak of COVID-19 : an empirical analysis
Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Feizi, Mehdi; Fereidouni, … - 2020
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between globalization, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19 … cannot explain cross-country differences in COVID-19 confirmed deaths. The fatalities of coronavirus are mostly explained by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012219663
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Projektion der COVID-19-Epidemie in Deutschland
Donsimoni, Jean Roch; Glawion, René; Plachter, Bodo; … - In: Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 100 (2020) 4, pp. 272-276
Die COVID-19-Epidemie wird in Deutschland im optimistischen Szenario mindestens bis Juli 2020 dauern, im normalen … verlängern die Dauer der Epidemie. In der Spitze sind im optimistischen Szenario gleichzeitig bis zu 200.000 Menschen erkrankt … impact of public regulations. For all scenarios, they report the expected end of the COVID-19 epidemic. …
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Assessing the optimality of a COVID lockdown in the United States
Scherbina, Anna - In: Economics of disasters and climate change 5 (2021) 2, pp. 177-201
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No Panic in Pandemic : The Impact of Individual Choice on Public Health Policy and Vaccine Priority
Bai, Miao; Cui, Ying; Kong, Guangwen; Zhang, Anthony … - 2021
. Moreover, due to the limited vaccine capacity, vaccination priority strategy needs to consider the trade-off between the higher … production capacity, mortality rate ratio and infection rate may affect vaccination priorities. Lastly, while the vaccine …
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